It doesn’t happen too often that a club brings two players from the same team in a short period, let alone in the same transfer window. Still, Liverpool have recently “robbed” Bayer Leverkusen, signing Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz from the Bundesliga giants.Truth be told, the Reds paid €165 to Lever for the two and even sold them Jarell Quansah for €35 million to soften the blow further. Bayer’s duo’s arrival at Anfield wasn’t the first time Liverpool brought two players from the same club in the span of only a year or so. Back then, the Premier League side was shopping at Southampton and AS Roma.Double signings never fail Liverpool. pic.twitter.com/DFJPxPofEJ— Tandy (@LFC_Tandy) July 18, 2025 On June 28, 2016, the Reds announced the arrival of Sadio Mane from the Saints’ ranks for €41.2 million. The Senegalese was one of the key players of Southampton’s outstanding generation, which qualified for the UEFA Europa League the season before, alongside Dusan Tadic, James Ward-Prowse, Victor Wanyama, and others.Mane went on to become one of the Reds’ iconic players. He played 269 games, scored 120 goals, and won six trophies with the club, including the 2019/2020 Premier League and 2018/2019 Champions League.Spend lavishly, and then spend some more: Liverpool snatch Ekitike!A year and a half after the forward, Liverpool bought a defender from Southampton, as Virgil van Dijk arrived at Anfield on January 1, 2018, for €84.65 million and undoubtedly paid off that investment.The Dutchman became one of the best centre-backs in Premier League history under Jurgen Klopp, won two EPL titles, and, most importantly, is still at the club, leading his teammates with the captain’s armband.Approximately a year after Mane and six months before Van Dijk, the Reds made a deal with AS Roma and for €42 million signed a man who’ll become a true legend at Anfield and the third all-time leading scorer (245 goals) in Liverpool’s 133-year history – Mohamed Salah.It’s a short road from Liverpool to the ninth tier of German footballIt’s hard to cover everything the Egyptian brought to the Reds, but looking only at his previous season clearly indicates his importance: 34 goals and 23 assists in 52 games in all competitions. Last season, Salah almost single-handedly led the Reds to their 20th title and, most importantly, he remained loyal to the club, extending his deal three months ago.Still, the forward wasn’t alone on his path towards greatness, as Liverpool took care of getting him company from Rome only a year after his move to England. On July 19, 2018, Alisson Becker left Stadio Olimpico and joined Salah at Anfield in a transfer worth €72.5 million. ##NAJAVA_MECA_9028516##The Brazilian is another Reds’ “legionnaire” who is still at the club. He has made 298 appearances so far and is currently the sixth most-capped custodian in Liverpool’s history.Considering these four icons, Liverpool fans’ high expectations for Frimpong and Wirtz are understandable. If anything, they were paid more than the remaining two duos. Now it’s time for them to make that money count.
